The lumbriculidae are a family of microdrile oligochaetes common in fresh-water environments. They should not be confused with the earthworm family Lumbricidae. Orders Arhynchobdellida Haplotaxida Rhynchobdellida The Oligochaeta or few-bristled worms (singular Oligochaete, IPA /ˈɒlɪgoʊˌkit/) are well-segmented Annelids, most with a spacious coelom that is used as a hydroskeleton. ... Families Suborder Haplotaxina Haplotaxidae Suborder Moniligastrina Moniligastridae Suborder Lumbricina Alluroididae Eudrilidae Glossoscolecidae Lumbricidae Sparganophilidae Acanthodrilidae Octochaetidae Exxidae Megascolecidae Microchaetidae Eudrilidae Suborder Tubificina Dorydrilidae Enchytraeidae Naididae Opistocystidae Phreodrilidae Tubificidae Earthworm is the common name for the larger members of the Oligochaeta (which is either a class or subclass depending on the... Common genera Lumbricus Eisenia Eiseniella Allolobophora Aporrectodea Bimastos Dendrobaena Dendrodrilus (and more) The Lumbricidae is a family of earthworms which includes most of the well-known earthworm species. ...
The family currently contains the following genera:
Bichaeta (one species)
Cookidrilus (one species)
Eclipidrilus (eight species)
Eremidrilus (five species)
Eumuliercula (two species)
Guestphalinus (one species)
Hrabea (one species)
Kincaidiana (two species)
Lamprodrilus (twenty-eight species)
Lamprortus (one species)
Lumbriculus (fourteen species)
Phagodrilus (fifteen species)
Rhynchemlis (thirty species)
Secubelmis (one species)
Spelaedrilus (one species)
Stylodrilus (thirty-five species)
Styloscolex (fourteen species)
Tatriella (two species)
Tenagodrilus (one species)
Trichodrilus (thirty-three species)
Wsewolodus (one species)
Yamaguchia (one species)
Original list by Steve Fend; the following genera are subsumed by other genera (list not exhaustive):
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